Rose 'Happenstance'

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 7:35am — Kathy Ormiston

Photo Credit:

Vera Kark, PADG

Botanical Name:

Rosa 'Happenstance'

Pronunciation:

(ROE-sah)

Common Name:

Rose 'Happenstance'

Plant Type:

Perennial

Mature Size:

3 ft. tall and wide with regular pruning

Water Requirements:

Low: water every 3 weeks until the root ball is wet

Sun/Shade Requirements:

Full sun

Flower Color :

Light yellow to white

Wildlife:

Attracts beneficial insects including bees

Roses have a reputation for being lovely shrubs that require a great deal of maintenance and water. 'Happenstance' rose is a beautiful, disease-free shrub rose that is doing fine on our low water diet.

The pale yellow flowers of 'Happenstance' provide a calming contrast to the more brightly colored flowers in our water wise border. The arching branches of 'Happenstance' rose form a neat mound.

This rose is a slow grower in our garden and doesn't need a lot of deadheading or pruning because we don't provide much water or fertilize. In February, we prune back some of the longer canes of 'Happenstance' to about two feet to keep the rose a three foot mounding shrub over the summer.

Despite our low maintenance approach, this rose blooms continually in the spring, summer and fall. It's amazing! If you want to add a medium-sized rose to your water-wise perennial garden, we highly recommend this one.